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The Whisperers

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Elderly Mrs. Ross (Edith Evans) loses her grip on reality when she begins to hear "voices" that seem to be conspiring against her. Separated from her dishonest husband, Archie (Eric Portman), and living alone, Mrs. Ross is patiently waiting for a windfall from her late father's nonexistent estate. When her thieving son, Charlie (Ronald Fraser), stashes a large sum of stolen cash in her apartment, Mrs. Ross finds it, assuming the money is her long-awaited inheritance.
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Brenda Davies Sight & Sound 03/19/2020
It is all presented as if it were being offered as serious social comment on life in Britain today. And it is being accepted as such by American reviewers. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/10/2020
3.5/5
A vestige of a withering generation swallowed by the impoverishment of their once privileged class, Forbes opens in what feels like Charlotte Perkins Gilman territory as a character study. Go to Full Review Wilfrid Sheed Esquire Magazine 02/10/2019
An investigation of this sort into the phenomenology of old age is rare and praiseworthy and an actress who can demonstrate the basic positions is possibly unique... Edith Evans takes the curse off this with a wealth of quirky observation. Go to Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator 07/06/2018
The film is odd and uneasy : through coarse-grained effects it keeps slamming shut doors it has half-opened. But the central performance is a great one. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/29/2012
B
Dame Edith Evans received Best Actress Oscar nomination and the N.Y. Film Critics award for this grim psychological drama about an elderly women who hears threatening (imaginary?) voices. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/08/2008
C+
By the third act, I felt as boxed in as the protagonist. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B 02/26/2024 The fantastic lead performance aside I think the movie suffers from having just about every member of the supporting cast of characters wind up being just as cruel as you imagine they will be. See more indie a 11/28/2020 I'd rate this a 4 for people looking for a good enough b&w character study movie and some of the best acting that has ever graced the big screen. But it's a bleak story with few surprises, intent on presenting the worst of most, with a spark of good here and there. The plot is a bit predictable, too. So for those reasons, I'd rate it a 3. Dame Edith Evans became this elderly woman in every way imaginable. Reality was suspended for me as I watched her walk or eat or move her eyes. She became this woman. The whole ensemble is filmed with British actors who have more cred among them than any other ensemble I can think of besides Tinker, Tailor, Spy.... See more steve d 07/18/2020 The acting and direction makes it worth your time. See more 07/12/2016 This is such a sad story. See more 03/01/2013 Tem algumas falhas em seu roteiro, mas a atuação de Edith Evans faz de The Whisperers uma experiencia fascinante, além de dar diversos prêmios a idosa atriz - que merecia o Oscar. See more 08/23/2012 grim, spooky, depressing as all hell yet utterly fantastic. dame edith should've won an oscar See more Read all reviews
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Bryan Forbes

Director

Edith Evans

Mrs. Ross

Eric Portman

Archie Ross

Nanette Newman

The Girl Upstairs

Gerald Sim

Mr. Conrad

Avis Bunnage

Mrs. Noonan

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Synopsis Elderly Mrs. Ross (Edith Evans) loses her grip on reality when she begins to hear "voices" that seem to be conspiring against her. Separated from her dishonest husband, Archie (Eric Portman), and living alone, Mrs. Ross is patiently waiting for a windfall from her late father's nonexistent estate. When her thieving son, Charlie (Ronald Fraser), stashes a large sum of stolen cash in her apartment, Mrs. Ross finds it, assuming the money is her long-awaited inheritance.
Director
Bryan Forbes
Producer
Michael Laughlin, Ronald Shedlo
Production Co
Seven Pines
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 1967, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m
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